You are a true education for me. I learn more with every video I watch or blog post that I read. You’re a pleasure to watch. Love your work. Thank you.
This and Syrah are my two favorite style of reds that I buy often. My price range is between $8-$20 a bottle. Hey just a budget conscience kinda guy... lol 😂🤷. Your channel is very informative and enjoy watching your videos 👍😊
I have your Magnum book and I just ordered your tasting journal! I am the tasting room Manager at 2Hawk Vinyard and Winery in Medford Oregon (Your home state!) and we read your book every day! Thank you for all the great insight! Come visit us when you are in town!
My home state!!! I love Medford, used to rip it up at the skatepark! (that's where I tore my ACL!) such bitter sweet memories. Glad to hear you're making wines there, it seems like a idyllic terroir for Rhone style blends.
Being new, a few months ago I tried a reserve Cab, and wasn't moved. It wasn't unpalatable, just "meh." After watching this vid I'm now quite interested in trying a few Cabs! Thanks again, Maddy!
Right on! Great stuff as always. One quick note, the term progeny is correct for "child of". Progenitor is the parent and has an accent on the GEN bit. Looking forward to the next installment!
Napa has indeed some spectacular Cabernet, though maybe it is a bit overpriced. Argentina and Chile make some amazing Cabernet Sv. too, and for a great price. Cheers!
Hi sis. How long does this wine last? Becoz we have this but its 1998 wine my mom said she dont know if this still can drink hahahaha. Im asking becoz inside the bottle we can see black stain,that does means we cant drink it already?
🍇🍷🍺 Awesome, I love Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Bordeaux, Shiraz & most red wines.. I Love it Bombastic Bordeaux... LOL.. 🍇🍷 Have A Delmarvelous Week 🍇🍷 Cheers 🍻🍷🍷
My parents only drink Hall’s Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa which I’m not such a big fan of. However, I do find that every time I smell a Cabernet Sauvignon, I get this musty, earthy smell. Anyways; So is Légende the sub appellation of Bordeaux on the left bank?
Alpha Omega is an interesting choice as a representation for Napa wines as it’s a relatively newer winery. Be curious to see your thoughts on an older vineyard... Far Niente, Tamber Bay (kinda), or like Duckhorn. Fun video!
These are not comparable wines by any stretch of your highly evolved imagination, method, climate , clone , price . They perhaps represent style choices but this is not mentioned . To rave of one that is big & bold is not fair to elegance & style. Usually very much enjoy your videos. Cheers Wallace Fraser
@@winefolly All good! Really enjoy watching your videos and all that you do. I will admit I was surprised by how little oak was used in the Bordeaux. And then on the other hand I know that Alpha Omega is notorious for LOTS of oak. I guess that is where I found a bit of disconnect between comparing the two wines. Thank you for the reply.
Hi Madeline, I was curious about the effect the alcohol content has on the aging potential of a wine, I've read that high alcohol wines tend to be a little overwhelmed by the alcohol when they've aged for many years. Do you have an opinion on this? I'm fairly new to wine. Well good wine anyway :)
So, this is definitely a contentious topic, even with the experts! I used to think that you needed a lower alcohol wine in order to age for decades. Then I tasted a 1963 Amarone (with 15% ABV!) that proved an exception to the rule. So, here's what I've noticed (sorry, this gets a little technical). When you have wines that release with some level of VA (Volatile Acidity - usually below 1 g/L), with high ABV, and good structure (lots of tannin, good acidity, that sort of thing), then it might actually do well to sit down a long time. This was exactly the case with this Amarone (it was a Bertani). On the other hand, wines can age well with lower alcohol too! For example, Riesling from Germany with only about 8% ABV (and residual sugar) can taste life-changing, and emotional after 30 years. So, long and short of it: it depends. The most important thing I look for in a wine I think might age is the structure (tannin, acids level, pH, color intensity / stability, and RS -residual sugar).
Are there any more affordable wines with a similar taste profile to the Alpha Omega that you can think of? Which capture Christmas :) This question is open to all.
I really was fooled by deep maroon reddish color of the wine!! I really thought it'll be very sweet with pastry texture!! But when I suck the first sip, Holly Molly😱😱😱😱🥵🥵🥵 It was so sour and tart that I could not trust my own taste buds!!!
I might be crazy but I think see one of my favorite Alsatian Rieslings on your shelf! Bone dry and delicious! Never knew Riesling could be so dry until I discovered Alsace at a whine tasting class with my girlfriend. Love your videos!!
James Gallagher Riesling from Pfalz in Germany is dry as well, also Rheingau and Nahe have some amazing dry Rieslings and Not to forget the most hyped dry Riesling in the world from Keller winery “G-Max”, if you’re lucky enough to get one then you should be expecting to pay around 2000 USD
Gotta love a girl who owns a spittoon!😁 Best cab I've had was Freemark Abbey Bosche--tasted at a charity wine tasting. Very intense/ concentrated flavor.
A bit unfair, this comparison. I would get the first for 33,35 € here while I see the second listed even in the US for almost 80 $. EDIT 20:50 CEST : confused the first wine initially, but this updated price is now correct.
@@winefolly I wish I had known what that was when I was still deejaying, I had a gig in Serbia and wondered what they were growing, the promoter was a beer drinker so he were clueless. But Barbera is really floating my bat right now, can't believe it's not more popular.
Yeah it totally should. Except, nobody searches that term! Fortunately, these were both Cabernet-dominant blends, AND from the regions that typify Cabernet.
The Napa wine is far too strong for me. Over extracted is that the word? Many Napa Chardonnay are also too much of a mouthful. Ramey etc I cannot drink. I would pour small glasses and sip but drink less than a Bordeaux. Bordeaux are often dry and lack refinement. Perhaps my palette has died. Too many disappointments in recent years. I usually stick with anything Guigal from France And Bread and Butter from Napa.
Huh. Not sure. It doesn’t sound like your palate is dead, maybe you’re having trouble experimenting with new wines due to challenges of exploration. If you like Guigal and Bread and Butter, there are lots of wines you’ll like.
"that woman" is me. Not drunk, just enthusiastic. Just try NOT to think of me as a normal lady and we'll get along just fine! I'm here to educate and inspire. Maybe try being open-minded with me? It's not about me after all, it's about the WINE.
Not gonna lie I came here just to learn how to pronounce the wine. But ended up watching it all very entertaining!
This is the wine that got me interested in wine. I needed to be more informed about different wines, and Wine Folly paved the way for my collecting.
You are a true education for me. I learn more with every video I watch or blog post that I read. You’re a pleasure to watch. Love your work. Thank you.
Great Video! Got your book and journal! Learning everyday thanks to your content! Love from Ashland,Oregon!
Also, love to see that smile while glancing at the glass of wine!
Good to see another video of yours! Tks!
This and Syrah are my two favorite style of reds that I buy often. My price range is between $8-$20 a bottle. Hey just a budget conscience kinda guy... lol 😂🤷. Your channel is very informative and enjoy watching your videos 👍😊
I’m the same way. Tons of great wines for $10-20
Don Melchor from Chile - great value in a Cab.
I have your Magnum book and I just ordered your tasting journal! I am the tasting room Manager at 2Hawk Vinyard and Winery in Medford Oregon (Your home state!) and we read your book every day! Thank you for all the great insight! Come visit us when you are in town!
My home state!!! I love Medford, used to rip it up at the skatepark! (that's where I tore my ACL!) such bitter sweet memories. Glad to hear you're making wines there, it seems like a idyllic terroir for Rhone style blends.
This is my favorite style along with Syrah. Good video.
Can u explain the "legs" for me please
Being new, a few months ago I tried a reserve Cab, and wasn't moved. It wasn't unpalatable, just "meh." After watching this vid I'm now quite interested in trying a few Cabs! Thanks again, Maddy!
Right on! Great stuff as always. One quick note, the term progeny is correct for "child of". Progenitor is the parent and has an accent on the GEN bit. Looking forward to the next installment!
argh! I knew that! Thanks for the correction. I shall now go flog myself!
Napa has indeed some spectacular Cabernet, though maybe it is a bit overpriced. Argentina and Chile make some amazing Cabernet Sv. too, and for a great price. Cheers!
So true.
For something esoteric, how about an episode on German Pinot Noir/Spatburgunder? There are some interesting ones coming from the Rheingau....
Love this rec!!!
Ja, bitte! I mean... yes please 😅!
Hi sis. How long does this wine last? Becoz we have this but its 1998 wine my mom said she dont know if this still can drink hahahaha. Im asking becoz inside the bottle we can see black stain,that does means we cant drink it already?
Cabernet sauvignon is still a mystery to me! So hard to recognize when blind tasting 😅
My favourite Cab have been in blends with Corvina from Venetto and by some by itself in Spain from Ucles.
Ucles makes some really stupendous Cab and Petit Verdot! I agree!
Hi Madeline, maybe you can make one episode of Chinese CS from NingXia if possible
You are bombastic! Awesome possum lady👏😊! Thank you for the fantastic videos
Great guided exploration. I am tending to prefer the lighter ABV wines, but the flavor bomb seems pretty seductive..
🍇🍷🍺 Awesome, I love Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Bordeaux, Shiraz & most red wines.. I Love it Bombastic Bordeaux... LOL.. 🍇🍷 Have A Delmarvelous Week 🍇🍷 Cheers 🍻🍷🍷
What glasses are those? It'd be great to see those types of details in every video!
These glasses: shop.winefolly.com/collections/tasting-tools/products/gabriel-glas-universal-wine-glass-austria
Why do you spit the wines out instead of swallowing them?
Omg i love your videos!
Fun to see this video while drinking a Washington cab from the Indian Wells region.
PURRRRFECT.
My parents only drink Hall’s Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa which I’m not such a big fan of. However, I do find that every time I smell a Cabernet Sauvignon, I get this musty, earthy smell. Anyways; So is Légende the sub appellation of Bordeaux on the left bank?
Alpha Omega is an interesting choice as a representation for Napa wines as it’s a relatively newer winery. Be curious to see your thoughts on an older vineyard... Far Niente, Tamber Bay (kinda), or like Duckhorn. Fun video!
These are not comparable wines by any stretch of your highly evolved imagination, method, climate , clone , price . They perhaps represent style choices but
this is not mentioned . To rave of one that is big & bold is not fair to elegance & style. Usually very much enjoy your videos. Cheers Wallace Fraser
Review Carl Wente's Nth degree CAS
Thanks for the video. Would be interesting if you had tasted a Bordeaux of a similar price point to the Napa. Or vice versa.
Thanks for the suggestion! We'll work on that.
@@winefolly All good! Really enjoy watching your videos and all that you do. I will admit I was surprised by how little oak was used in the Bordeaux. And then on the other hand I know that Alpha Omega is notorious for LOTS of oak. I guess that is where I found a bit of disconnect between comparing the two wines. Thank you for the reply.
Hi Madeline, I was curious about the effect the alcohol content has on the aging potential of a wine, I've read that high alcohol wines tend to be a little overwhelmed by the alcohol when they've aged for many years. Do you have an opinion on this? I'm fairly new to wine. Well good wine anyway :)
So, this is definitely a contentious topic, even with the experts! I used to think that you needed a lower alcohol wine in order to age for decades. Then I tasted a 1963 Amarone (with 15% ABV!) that proved an exception to the rule. So, here's what I've noticed (sorry, this gets a little technical). When you have wines that release with some level of VA (Volatile Acidity - usually below 1 g/L), with high ABV, and good structure (lots of tannin, good acidity, that sort of thing), then it might actually do well to sit down a long time. This was exactly the case with this Amarone (it was a Bertani). On the other hand, wines can age well with lower alcohol too! For example, Riesling from Germany with only about 8% ABV (and residual sugar) can taste life-changing, and emotional after 30 years. So, long and short of it: it depends. The most important thing I look for in a wine I think might age is the structure (tannin, acids level, pH, color intensity / stability, and RS -residual sugar).
@@winefolly Great, thansk Madeline :)
Are there any more affordable wines with a similar taste profile to the Alpha Omega that you can think of? Which capture Christmas :) This question is open to all.
Do you know Amanda McCrossin from Sommvivant?
I follow her on social media.
Who wants to see Madeline and Amanda do a tasting together? I do!!!!
I love this woman
Btw italian Sassicaia 2015 Cab fra + Cab sav, was Just awarded by wine spectator best wine in the world . Yeah 👍👍👍👍
Holla from Australia. Yalumba signature from borossa valley is one of my all time favs cab blends! You have you tried it?
the world without cabernet sauvignon would not be the same. I love that wine ...
hear hear
@@winefolly ......?
I really was fooled by deep maroon reddish color of the wine!! I really thought it'll be very sweet with pastry texture!! But when I suck the first sip, Holly Molly😱😱😱😱🥵🥵🥵 It was so sour and tart that I could not trust my own taste buds!!!
I might be crazy but I think see one of my favorite Alsatian Rieslings on your shelf! Bone dry and delicious! Never knew Riesling could be so dry until I discovered Alsace at a whine tasting class with my girlfriend. Love your videos!!
Wow! Good eye for Alsace!!!
If ya like dry Riesling, try a few from Austria.
James Gallagher Riesling from Pfalz in Germany is dry as well, also Rheingau and Nahe have some amazing dry Rieslings and Not to forget the most hyped dry Riesling in the world from Keller winery “G-Max”, if you’re lucky enough to get one then you should be expecting to pay around 2000 USD
Live Life Lasting that is awesome thank you!!
Gotta love a girl who owns a spittoon!😁 Best cab I've had was Freemark Abbey Bosche--tasted at a charity wine tasting. Very intense/ concentrated flavor.
A bit unfair, this comparison. I would get the first for 33,35 € here while I see the second listed even in the US for almost 80 $.
EDIT 20:50 CEST : confused the first wine initially, but this updated price is now correct.
That first one is $56 in US.
@@winefolly 33,35 € - less than half of the price of your Napa:
www.belvini.de/lafite-barons-de-rothschild-legende-r-pauillac-medoc-ac.html
luv AO wines,,,
Bombastic Bordeaux!!!
Nice glasses ;)
Hummm 100 Bucks Wine. 👀👀👀 Out of my range nowadays.
Cab Sav almost always reliable. But how bout some love for the parent grape, Cab Franc?! Delicious drinkability!
Never had wine so idk which to get so I ended up buying 34 glasses worth of Cabernet Sauvignon from Peter vella vineyards
Shes def. drunk as shiiit 🤣 i love it
Mmmm Alpha Omega. Need me some!
If you drink too much of the spice cake you'll be tasting space cake 😃
Please watch with .25x speed from the start.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I see where your head is at!
Long live Chilean wine!
Can anyone believe that I bought a Cabernet Sauvignon wine bottle just for $10???
Two fisted spinning. Impressive.
You're doing great, sweetie
🌹🌹🌹😃
All spice? That's dear not raghu sauce.
Old World FTW! #Boudreaux
Napa ain't bad, tho
At least spell it right
Nice necklace.........the wine, well I'd spit that crap out as well.
Just don't love the oak. Thanks, Madeleine.0
You mean you don't love to lick oak trees like I do?! haha. No worries mate, that alone won't ruin our chances for friendship ;)
I share your disinclination toward “Chateau Home Depot” flavors!
You can always be wrong. Lol. A true wine maker makes same wine different is the abv
Does this get u drunk? Lmaooo
Too far down the varietal rabbit hole to really care for Cab Sav anymore, it's pretty damn boring.
hahaha! Are you a Vranec maniec yet?
I concur, please name varieties !
@@winefolly I wish I had known what that was when I was still deejaying, I had a gig in Serbia and wondered what they were growing, the promoter was a beer drinker so he were clueless.
But Barbera is really floating my bat right now, can't believe it's not more popular.
Title should be explore the styles of Bordeaux blends, not Cabernet
Yeah it totally should. Except, nobody searches that term! Fortunately, these were both Cabernet-dominant blends, AND from the regions that typify Cabernet.
How ‘bout re-naming it “Bordeaux Rodeo”?
😛🥵
You Americans... lol
The Napa wine is far too strong for me. Over extracted is that the word? Many Napa Chardonnay are also too much of a mouthful. Ramey etc I cannot drink. I would pour small glasses and sip but drink less than a Bordeaux. Bordeaux are often dry and lack refinement. Perhaps my palette has died. Too many disappointments in recent years. I usually stick with anything Guigal from France And Bread and Butter from Napa.
Huh. Not sure. It doesn’t sound like your palate is dead, maybe you’re having trouble experimenting with new wines due to challenges of exploration. If you like Guigal and Bread and Butter, there are lots of wines you’ll like.
Cringey asf
Okay..that woman is just too annoying for me to keep watching the segment!
Pitty..! (Is she drunk..?!)
"that woman" is me. Not drunk, just enthusiastic. Just try NOT to think of me as a normal lady and we'll get along just fine! I'm here to educate and inspire. Maybe try being open-minded with me? It's not about me after all, it's about the WINE.